Hi AllLatest hatch in the rcom, backyard layers 16 of 23 out and some pipping. All different colours. Blacks that look like australorps and yellows, buffs and stripes.

My question: there is 5 eggs in the incubator that are all light coloured and the same shape so probably from the same hen. None of those are doing anything although 1 pipped yesterday but nothing since. Can one hens diet be deficient if all others are OK or nutrition compromised by illness? I candled at day 18 and all were developing then.Just wondered...I shall leave them a bit longer as technically it is day 21 today.

Can one hens diet be deficient if all others are OK or nutrition compromised by illness?

Most definitely- I have seen it in my own flock with one particular bird that came into my flock late last year. I have currently got her separated with a drake and have her on a special diet in the hope it will assist in getting some ducklings from her.

Hi Domestica1 of the five out this morning1 almost out but not enough strength to complete the job yet3 doing nothing so I will candle them tomorrow and discard if nothing happening.And a brooder full of peepers!

1 has been trying all day to get out as I had to go to work and was sure he would be out by tonight.

Seemed stuck with all of the egg broken around and one leg out so gave him a light mist with warm water and removed most of the shell that was stuck on him. Against my better judgement but he had tried all day and was still alive so had to give him a go. He probably wont make it but is in the intensive care unit and we will see how things go tomorrow.

I NEVER help them out but the membrane was stuck to him only holding him in. Poor little bugger is lying exhausted but peeping now. He is number 20 out of 23.

The others can stay in the incubator for one more day then next hatch will be my light sussex eggs as I reckon I have ironed out any incubation issues now.

Interested to hear how #20 goes. I can imagine it being a really tough call on whether to intervene or not. With this lot I just had hatch, I vowed there would be no helping-and thankfully didn't need to-but faced with the decision my mind may have changed.

Oooh and light sussex! I am thinking I might like me some of those one day.

Promise that you can have first dibs on those when I get enough eggs that are big enough to hatch from.The pullets are gorgeous big girls who have started laying at 21 weeks and surprised me.

Now have to do some chook tetris as I think it was Caladenia who said? and work out who will be moving in with whom to make some more room for them all.

Australorps need a fella soon for some lorp babies but not just yet.

Better yet, build another pen.

I called my OH over to watch the first one hatch thinking that he would say 'thats nice Dear' but he stayed for the whole thing and keeps checking on them when Im not paying attention so I may get another pen out of him yet.

We build them together but he does it much faster and straighter than me.

I called my OH over to watch the first one hatch thinking that he would say 'thats nice Dear' but he stayed for the whole thing and keeps checking on them when Im not paying attention so I may get another pen out of him yet.

My OH was the same with the hatch here (a pleasant surprise). Tonight when I mentioned that Winglet was on her way to collect the peepers, he was straight to the brooder for a last hold and pet.

I just showed him a picture of some light sussex to see what he thought of them and his reply "oh they are nice! Light Sussex?'. Am teaching him well.

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